The goal of this feature length documentary is to provide an even-handed, and engaging, survey of the current state of genetic engineering, in particular the emerging field of Synthetic Biology, and the individuals involved in creating this new technology. While there is still some ambiguity about the exact definition of Synthetic Biology it seems always to point to a new perspective in the field of genetic science; a new perspective that comes from engineers turning their attention towards biological sciences the structure of DNA. They see DNA as programable code and biological cells as a platform upon which manufacturing systems can be created. They see it as a new frontier to which they can bring the theories and methods of engineering. It is one of the wild frontiers of science.

"A machine based on mysterious parts will remain a mysterious machine"
- 2009 Heidelberg iGEM Team